Chapter 8, The Author.
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"I have many names... Kieron, the All-father, All-Maker, The Writer, Author, God, The Creator..." The strange figure listed, Lokreum furrowing his brows made of cosmic dust.
"Across all of time I've seen many things and earned many names yet I haven't seen any creature that has as much strength as you... If anything, I'd say your raw potential could surpass even mine." The... Author... spoke.
He was a strange misty figure, a form similar to Lokreum's. He seemed to be a human shaped universe. Stars could be seen within his body, which was pitch black for the most part. What stood out the most were the three eyes on his face, the eye located directly between the normal two shining incredibly bright.
".."
There was a silence.
"... I have to say... To be able to create such a vast realm, under my nose is a rather commendable accomplishment. Despite the fact that I haven't been scouring the realities like I should, I would have expected to notice something like this." Lokreum said to the Author.
"But I'm sorry to break it to you, this may be a singular reality, but it is not THE reality as you think." He chuckled. "This is merely a universal filament, if it can even be called that."
"I can show you the true Infinite Realities if you'd like to see it." Lokreum mumbled, walking past the being and examining a planet close by.
"This world alone is filled with many powerful beings, it would seem they're fighting..." Lokreum notified the Author.
"I am aware. This is Yala, the world of Titans." He explained.
"But I'm not quite sure I can believe what you've said. Though it would explain my omniscience failing to appraise you." He said, reminding Lokreum of something he had noticed.
"Yes, I'm curious as to how your Omni-powers are so... potent. Most high level entities can't truly utilize them outside their domains but it's clear you're... different to say the least." Lokreum said, floating down towards the planet, the Author following close behind.
"Well, I'm sure I could tell you if I visited this, outside... What is it that you call it, if this is true." The author asked skeptically.
"It's simply called the Inbetween. The Cosmos that separates all dimensions from each other."
"...A good name." The Author acknowledged. "Oh..." He gasped, earning the attention of Lokreum.
"It seems I have a few children on this planet." These words made Lokreum pay attention to a few of the beings as he continued to chat with The Author.
"Wow, a universal entity is here." Lokreum said, making The Author look at him with confusion.
"I haven't heard that term in a while..." The Author said with a chuckle.
"How about we watch this, then I get to showing you what lies beyond your reality?" Lokreum said entranced by the chaos down below.
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The world was a battlefield, the bodies of multiple titans laying on the floor unconscious.
At the center of this battlefield was a gigantic presence. He sat on a throne, his chin resting on his fist.
He seemed unbothered, watching as his henchman fought off all the titans.
"Better luck next time Aries." He spoke to a large man with pale skin and ice emanating off of him.
Somehow, this character was sweating, on the verge of defeat.
"There will be no next time Thanatos." The titan replied, glancing to his left.
Another large titan appeared. A pale skinned humanoid with draconic qualities. He had a tail following him, and armored scales covering his weakpoints.
"Seiya! Get out of here!" Aries yelled, one of his eyes closed due to inflamation.
The young titan ignored his superiors plea, a face full of determination carrying him forward. There was a battle hungry expression on his face as he flew past Thanatos, bringing his fist through the titan's face.
"Weak." He was unmoving on his throne, Seiya tumbling past as he had used too much momentum.
"I've already started Seiya!" Aries shouted once more, making the young titan look towards him. The ice titan's hands were moving at an unbelievable speed, multiple signs but displayed.
"Sakura's Realm."
Aries whispered, his opponents eye's threatening to pop from his skull.
"HOW!?!?" Thanatos cried in confusion, watching as the beam of pink light shot out of Aries' hands and travelled towards him.
Seiya was utterly confused, scrambling to his feet. A smile creeped up on his face, seeing the utter fear in the once unmovable beasts eyes.
"How!?-" Thanatos yelled again, warping through space, trying to escape the ray of light.
Yet to his utter failure, the beam continued to follow.
"Good job Aries!" Seiya yelled off in the distance, giving Aries a smile of pure confidence as the two locked eyes like brothers.
Though Aries' expression quickly changed to one of distraught.
"NO!" He yelled, as the pink light switched directions and headed directly towards Seiya.
"Wait, why's that thing coming to me..." Seiya asked frightfully.
"Sorry little one, but you're going down with me." He felt two strong arms wrap around him, his fear truly sinking in.
"Make it move Aries!" Seiya screamed, being held down by Thanatos.
His mind was racing, completely frightened by the attack that even the ruler of multiple dimensions was scared of.
"You move!" Aries responded with worry.
"I WOULD IF I CO-" He started, but was cut off by the light approaching at insane speeds.
So instead, he scratched his previous words, and tried to utter one last sentence before his demise...
"FUCK YOU ARI-"
*BOOM*
The two were engulfed in a pink flame and in an instant disappeared, leaving behind a tiny orb of pink fire.
"FUCK!" Aries cried.
"SEIYA!"
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"You dare trespass?" A woman questioned, nervousness rattling the bones of both Thanatos and Seiya.
They had been transported to an entirely pink dimension with only one thing.
A mansion, pink just like the scenery, surrounded by Sakura trees. There was a pink haired women who stepped down the stairs of the mansion with a sword attached to her hip.
"You shall be punished." As she said this, she disappeared in a flash and Thanatos was already on his knees foaming at the mouth.
"Enjoy every single death you have experienced in alternate timelines." She mumbled, reappearing in front of the two, with her finger on the forehead of Thanatos.
"Your turn." She muttered, gazing towards Seiya.
In an instant Seiya's soul was obliterated thousands of times, the immense pain shattering his mind instantly.
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Unfortunately, it was repaired with each death.
His perception of time changed, and he experienced centuries of pain while an unknown amount of time passed in the real world.
'[L-Limit Breaker]!' He yelled to himself with all his might, surpassing all limits on even the skill itself and breaking free of the illusion.
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He found himself in a prison, filled with countless other people who were too broken to even move.
He could recall every single bit of pain he experienced, his heart beating rapidly as he looked around.
"Father, what have I done to be graced with your presence?" He heard the pink haired woman's familiar voice as she made her way down the stairs, two other presences following after her.
'What is happening…' Seiya yelled to himself as he crouched back down to the ground.
'I guess this is the only way...' He thought to himself, spawning a condensed black orb in his palm and placing it on his chest.
At an incredibly fast pace, his life force diminished as he willed the [Black Hole] to only absorb his life force.
And just like that, he was dead before the three even approached his cell.
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'I'd assume it's been a few days by now...' Seiya sat in an endless dark space, staring at the screen in front of him wondering when he should press yes.
[Resurrect? Y/N]
It said.
'Let's get it over with.' He thought, pressing yes.
Light instantly burst into his vision, as he reappeared in the very cell he was in before.
"Looks like they lef-" He started, but as he looked to the side, he saw three people sitting in front of his cell.
"I have no idea who you are boy, but if my father has shown interest in you, you better pray its for something good." The pink haired woman, who he assumed to be Sakura, spoke.
Next to her were two beings, one that had an astral form and seemed to be full of wisdom and power.
Next to him was another being, one that had a...
In fact, he couldn't even begin to describe what he was looking at. It was an entity with no definitive form, but looking at it, and watching as it's body fluctuated between man, animal, plant, and even, emotion?... He felt his skin nearly fall off his bones.
Seiya could tell that he was even stronger than who he assumed to be Sakura's father, but it didn't matter as they were both much stronger than he could ever hope to be.
'[Inspect].' He used his favorite ability on the two, regretting it almost instantly.
[Status] [Name: Kieron???] [Race: Primordial Existence] [Class: Cannot be classified] Titles: [The Writer], [Creator of Everything], [God of Creation], [Father to All], [The Author]… Bloodline: ∞ Rank: #0!#^!( Hp: &#(!)! Mp: !+!$#&^ Endurance: @$@* Defense: 1*(^)!@# Strength: ^!*(!)#^!@ Agility: 1#%@!&! Intelligence: !@#^!$
[WARNING!]
[System undergoing forced evolution!]
[1%.. 99%]
[Evolution Complete!]
'What the fu-' Seiya thought, but was quickly interrupted by two more screens.
[Status] [Name: Kieron???] [Race: Primordial Existence] Titles: [God of Creation], [The Author]… Origin: 918 Universes Rank: Universal Cluster
- Information: Kieron, the first being to naturally form across all the infinite realities. He is a being with the natural right to rule, having forged a reality with 918 universes within his origin. Within this cosmos resides a place filled with powerful experts that reach up to the high realms of power, with the strongest existence having dipped a foot into the formation of universes within his origin. Kieron is within the top 3 Strongest beings of existence, standing only behind Lokreum, the True Creator, and Revenant, the first Eldratic God. He m̷̧̮̺͎̏̅̂̔̇̓̈́̽̕j̵̡̮̞̗͈̫̠̞̏̂͛̋̆̒̕͝͠͠į̵̡̹͓̻͎̩̯̣̱̲͈̋̐̓̑̈́̏͘̕͘ͅơ̶̭̂̂̓̊̚͜͝ṗ̶̛̛̳̈́́̈́̍͛͂̈́͘͝ǧ̸̛̙̱̪̦̰͔̒͒̈́̆̂̈́̾̓̍į̴̨͎͚̥̥͈̜̼̆̈́͗̈̎̀̈́̌͠ó̷̡̧͓̮̯̠̲̙͉͔̭͙͉͕m̸͎͖̃́̉͛̆̋́̆̒ẉ̴̢̠̞͖̤̩̜̺͌̏́͆̂͜e̷͙̭̤͉̜͍͚̯͖̩͊̃͑́͂͑̈́̉̔͘g̸̡̠̻͍͉͙͎͈̼̝̟̯̿͗ņ̶̛͉̹̻̝͙̙̜̈͑̔͋̾̅̚͘ͅḯ̵̛̟̖̥͚̬̰̝̙̮̙͉̘̦̟́̃͗̍̓͋͝ò̸̧̞̩͎͔ņ̶̛̞̹̮̟̗͖̼̩͎͓̼̆̀́̄̀͆̐̾͒͒̕̕q̶͔̰̣̭͎̲̜͊̍̏̈́̈́̀̄́̈́̿͝͝w̶̡̛͚̜̗̝̜͇̹̥̻͇̫̌͂̇͋́̒̋͒̏͊̈̎̑͝f̸̨̼̌̓͋̄̓͑́̆̋̌͋̓͑͘͝k̶̝͇̮̪̘̇͐͆͝o̶̼͎̰͖͂͗̃͌͗̓͛p̶̪̣̟̼̱̘̦̮̮̺̞͖̿͂͊̎͠͝p̷̨͎̝̜̘̱̗̙͈̜̠͇̺̆̀q̸̢̫͎̠̜͉̹̯͔͎̥̺̰͈̝̆̒̍̅̅̋̉w̵̱͕̞̍̓͑͜m̷̡͔̟͍̳̙͆ͅk̶̢͎̺͙̝̀̿͆̈́̈̆͗͠͝l̴̘̗͉͒̈́̍̋̚͝b̷̠̭͚̹̣͆̈̈́̓͛̿̀̐̚͝͠͝ṙ̵̲̤̪̿̀̽̉̐͗̆͘n̷̡̳̬͑̐̓ḿ̴̡̨̜͑̿̓̈́͗̓̀j̷̺͎̙̲̭̘̜̦͓̾̈̆͠ò̷̻̳̹͈̗̩̓̐̌̽b̷̛̹̻̳̹͙̜̗̞̓̀̏̑̑̈́̈͑̐͘͜ẻ̴͎̺͎̮̐̄̃́j̵̥̔i̷̢̨̬̱̪̘̦̼̲̰̗͖̱̝̟͂̒͛̄̀́͌̑̊̕ơ̴͍͈̍͂̚0̶̨͍̻̻̠̤̹̘̥̆̔̊́̃̇͜é̶̗͔͖͍…
[Status] [Name: Lokreum] [Race: Unidentifiable] Titles: [True Creator], [God of All], [All-Father]… Origin: Existence Rank: Omnipotent Emperor (?)
- Information: Lokreum, the one true creator. He is the embodiment of existence, the pinnacle of all there is to be and not to be. He is a being of pure curiosity, who wants to understand the secrets and inner workings of existence without his omnipotent powers as to him, that takes the fun away from it. Beauty is what he strives for, as that is one of the only things he truly cares for. He enjoys feeling struggle as it is what gives purpose to the fruit of worksm̷̧̮̺͎̏̅̂̔̇̓̈́̽̕j̵̡̮̞̗͈̫̠̞̏̂͛̋̆̒̕͝͠͠į̵̡̹͓̻͎̩̯̣̱̲͈̋̐̓̑̈́̏͘̕͘ͅơ̶̭̂̂̓̊̚͜͝ṗ̶̛̛̳̈́́̈́̍͛͂̈́͘͝ǧ̸̛̙̱̪̦̰͔̒͒̈́̆̂̈́̾̓̍į̴̨͎͚̥̥͈̜̼̆̈́͗̈̎̀̈́̌͠ó̷̡̧͓̮̯̠̲̙͉͔̭͙͉͕m̸͎͖̃́̉͛̆̋́̆̒ẉ̴̢̠̞͖̤̩̜̺͌̏́͆̂͜e̷͙̭̤͉̜͍͚̯͖̩͊̃͑́͂͑̈́̉̔͘g̸̡̠̻͍͉͙͎͈̼̝̟̯̿͗ņ̶̛͉̹̻̝͙̙̜̈͑̔͋̾̅̚͘ͅḯ̵̛̟̖̥͚̬̰̝̙̮̙͉̘̦̟́̃͗̍̓͋͝ò̸̧̞̩͎͔ņ̶̛̞̹̮̟̗͖̼̩͎͓̼̆̀́̄̀͆̐̾͒͒̕̕q̶͔̰̣̭͎̲̜͊̍̏̈́̈́̀̄́̈́̿͝͝w̶̡̛͚̜̗̝̜͇̹̥̻͇̫̌͂̇͋́̒̋͒̏͊̈̎̑͝f̸̨̼̌̓͋̄̓͑́̆̋̌͋̓͑͘͝k̶̝͇̮̪̘̇͐͆͝o̶̼͎̰͖͂͗̃͌͗̓͛p̶̪̣̟̼̱̘̦̮̮̺̞͖̿͂͊̎͠͝p̷̨͎̝̜̘̱̗̙͈̜̠͇̺̆̀q̸̢̫͎̠̜͉̹̯͔͎̥̺̰͈̝̆̒̍̅̅̋̉w̵̱͕̞̍̓͑͜m̷̡͔̟͍̳̙͆ͅk̶̢͎̺͙̝̀̿͆̈́̈̆͗͠͝l̴̘̗͉͒̈́̍̋̚͝b̷̠̭͚̹̣͆̈̈́̓͛̿̀̐̚͝͠͝ṙ̵̲̤̪̿̀̽̉̐͗̆͘n̷̡̳̬͑̐̓ḿ̴̡̨̜͑̿̓̈́͗̓̀j̷̺͎̙̲̭̘̜̦͓̾̈̆͠ò̷̻̳̹͈̗̩̓̐̌̽b̷̛̹̻̳̹͙̜̗̞̓̀̏̑̑̈́̈͑̐͘͜ẻ̴͎̺͎̮̐̄̃́j̵̥̔i̷̢̨̬̱̪̘̦̼̲̰̗͖̱̝̟͂̒͛̄̀́͌̑̊̕ơ̴͍͈̍͂̚0̶̨͍̻̻̠̤̹̘̥̆̔̊́̃̇͜é̶̗͔͖͍…
"WHAT THE FU-" He screamed aloud this time, trying to back away from the two monstrosities before him, but he was abruptly stopped.
"Did you give him this Kieron?" The being he recognized as Lokreum asked, stepping through the metal bars that trapped him, like they weren't there.
"My son did actually." He responded as he too walked through the bars.
"B-B-But, that's Divine Adamantium!" Sakura muttered in the background, her jaw gaping.
"But technically yes, I did create it." Kieron finished, ignoring the astonished Sakura.
"I see..." Lokreum muttered, getting close to Seiya and crouching down.
Even though Seiya had stood at an unbelievable height earlier, his true stature was just slightly taller than 2.2 meters, which was shorter than Kieron's 3.5 meters and even shorter than Lokreum's 4.5.
"You formed multiple Taboo Laws just as powerful as the most powerful Natural Laws..." Lokreum marveled, reaching out towards the frozen Seiya and touching his forehead.
"And proceeded to engrain their Runic Ecritures onto this young beings existence."
[WARNING!]
[WARNING!]
[System is being forcefully removed!]
[DEFENSE MODE ACTIVATED]
[Defense mode deactivated.]
Multiple alarms rang in Seiya's mind as he watched his connection with the system that was with him throughout his entire journey, disappear.
"…And formed a Runic Scripture, that allows one to nullify the binds of the Natural Laws of reality…" Lokreum muttered, an orb of light resting in his palms.
"If not for this creatures strange... Slime... composition, he wouldn't have been able to handle this artifact." He continued, observing the orb.
"H-Hey! That's mine!" Seiya voiced in retaliation, though he instantly regretted it.
The look the many-faced entity gave him, instilled incredible fear in his very soul.
"I'll give it back... Anyway, you must've used all your Taboo Law Essences to create this." Lokreum spoke aloud.
"I too could make something like this, but I've limited myself to human intelligence." He told Kieron, looking back at him as he examined the small ball of light filled with Runic Ecritures.
"Why limit yourself?" Kieron asked.
"For the thrill of course!" Lokreum said happily.
"Wow, I applaud you." Kieron praised.
"But what are you doing?" He followed up.
"Hmph!" Lokreum grunted, pulling apart the orb, creating two pieces.
He instantly willed them to be completely fixed, and had effectively created two identical artifacts.
"I'll be studying this to figure out how exactly you created it later on." He explained, flicking his wrists and making the sphere disappear into his lab in the void.
"Here, have your... system, back." He said, shoving the light back into Seiya's slimy body and standing up.
"Anyway, I think I'll be taking this one with me." Lokreum said, aiming his palm towards the stunned Seiya.
"Sleep well." Seiya was knocked unconscious and transported to a chamber in Lokreum's lab.
"Lets see the Inbetween shall we!" He turned to Kieron, patting his back and ignoring the woman with an overstimulated brain laying unconscious behind them.
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